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Religion and community cohesion How and why attitudes of the roles of men and women have changed in the UK· Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion· Different attitudes to equal rights for women in religion in one religion other than Christianity· The UK as a multi-ethnic society· Government action to promote community cohesion in the UK· Why Christians should help to promote racial harmony· Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity should help to promote racial harmony· The UK as a multi faith society· Issue raised for religion by a multi-faith society Key Words· Ways in which religions work to promote community cohesion in the UK· How an issue from religion and community cohesion has been presented in one form of the media…read more

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Key Word DefinitionSexism Discriminating against people because of their genderDiscrimination Treating people less favourably because of their gender/colour/class/ethnicityEthnic minority A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority groupMulti-ethnic society Many different races and cultures living together in one societyPrejudice Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing themRacism The belief that some ethnic groups are superior to othersCommunity Cohesion A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in societyMulti-Faith society Many different religions living together in one societyRacial Harmony Different ethnic groups living together peacefullyReligious freedom The right to practise your religion and change your religionInterfaith marriage Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religionsReligious pluralism Accepting all religions as having an equal right to co-exist…read more

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How and why attitudes of the roles of men and women have changed in the UK · How have attitudes changed? · Women now have the right to own property and earn own living. Act Right Married women's Allowed married women to keep their property act ­ property separate from their husbands 1882 Local Government Women the right to stand as councillors Act ­ 1892 Electoral Reform Equal voting rights to women as well as Act ­ 1928 being allowed to stand as MPs Equal Pay Act ­ Employers had to give women the same 1970 pay as men Sex Discrimination Illegal to discriminate in employment on Religion Act ­ 1975 grounds of gender or whether someone and is married. SummaryCommunity Cohesion…read more

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How and why attitudes of the roles of men and women have changed in the UK · Why have attitudes changed? · During the World Wars women had to take on many of the jobs previously done by men and did them just as well. · The work of the suffragette movement to gain equal voting and political rights for women showed the men in authority that women were no longer prepared to be treated as second class citizens. · Social and industrial developments in the 1950s and 1960s led for more women workers and for married women to provide a second income. · The UN Declaration of Human Rights and the development of the Feminist Movement put forward a case for equal rights that could not be contradicted. Religion andCommunity Summary Cohesion…read more